The fabric might come from Malaysia, the zippers from Japan, the buttons from Taiwan and the thread from South Korea.
The optimal division of labour might be for South Korea to make the yarn, Taiwan to weave and dye it, and a Japanese-owned factory in Guangdong Province to make the zippers.
As plastics the nylons still find employment as an engineering plastic for example, in bearings, pulleys, gears, zippers, and automobile fan blades.
The textile mills cooperate in their use of raw materials and have established cooperative relationships with plants that manufacture rubber shoes, tires, zippers, industrial abrasives, and conveyor belts.
Besides choosing textiles and other raw materials with specific properties and characteristics of colour, drape, hand, and texture, the designer selects findings buttons, zippers, snaps, grommets, thread, lace, tapes, braids, medallions, sequins, and a variety of ornaments and closures as decorative devices to impart the desired design effect.
For example, the modification of clothing, such as the substitution of zippers for buttons and elastic-sided or Velcro shoes for lace-ups, and the modification of living environment, such as the addition of railings fixed to walls and mounted near toilets and in showers, allow many patients to carry out routine tasks on their own.
These include the addition of decorative elements (embroidery, beading); buttons and buttonholes, hooks and eyes, snaps, zippers, and other fasteners; hems and cuffs; and brand-name labels and other labels (often legally required) specifying fibre content, laundry instructions, and country of manufacture.
The top is feminine and narrow with a yoke and gathering and the trousers are fitted at the top with wide legs and detailed with zippers".
Inside are more zippers and a pouch that can hold a smallish laptop.
Kurobe began producing zippers during World War II and has become a world leader in zipper production.
19 people received engraved silver bowls for creating designs that make innovative use of zippers.
